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subsenses

subsenses is the plural of subsense.

Meaning of subsense

Noun

subsense (plural subsenses)

  1. A sense of a word that reflects a part or aspect of a more general (broader) sense.
    • When an italicized label or guide phrase follows a boldface numeral, the label or phrase applies only to that specific numbered sense and its subsenses.2003, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, page 21a

Questions about subsenses

What is subsenses the plural of?
Subsenses is the plural of subsense.

Words near subsenses in the dictionary

  1. subsenior
  2. subseniors
  3. subsensation
  4. subsensations
  5. subsense
  6. subsenses
  7. subsensible
  8. subsensitive
  9. subsensitivity
  10. subsensory
  11. subsentence

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